Best Middle Schools in New York

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the NY State Assessments test scores by the NY State Education Department. The most recent update was on Thursday, December 4, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 1500)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
1371	Johnson City Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Columbia Dr	Johnson City	13790	Broome County	Johnson City Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(607) 930-1012	507	42	12.1	71.0%	241 (47.5%)	74 (14.6%)	77 (15.2%)	57 (11.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (11.2%)	$29,147			$2,590			$26,557	15.3	18.8	1324	47		361590001373
1372	Lyons Middle School	Public	7-8	10 Clyde Rd	Lyons	14489	Wayne County	Lyons Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 946-2200	132	13	9.8	62.9%	93 (70.5%)	13 (9.8%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.4%)	$35,742			$1,781			$33,960	15	27.9	1144	228		361803004288
1373	Bronx Mathematics Preparatory School (The)	Public	6-8	456 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-5063	190	17	10.9	96.8%	7 (3.7%)	45 (23.7%)	130 (68.4%)	6 (3.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$40,687			$2,868			$37,819	15	29.1	1121	252		360008505986
1374	Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	$41,444			$3,756			$37,688	14.9	13.9	1399	25		360008102455
1375	Ps 214	Public	PK, KG-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-6728	814	68	11.9	96.4%	5 (0.6%)	164 (20.1%)	619 (76.0%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	$31,919			$3,529			$28,390	14.5	14.2	1394	19		360009000227
1376	Barack Obama School For Social Justice	Public, Magnet	7-12	201 Palisade Ave	Yonkers	10703	Westchester County	Yonkers City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(914) 376-8177	701	45	15.6	87.0%	30 (4.3%)	196 (28.0%)	421 (60.1%)	18 (2.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.9%)	$27,461			$1,707			$25,754	14.3	7.2	1466	90		363192006001
1377	Willsboro Central School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	29 School Ln	Willsboro	12996	Essex County	Willsboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 963-4456	246	25	9.8	1.2%	221 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.5%)	$37,667			$567			$37,099	14.2	21.5	1278	99		363150004220
1378	Stephen And Harriet Myers Middle School	Public	6-8	100 Elbel Ct	Albany	12209	Albany County	Albany City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(518) 475-6425	570	69	8.2	66.0%	86 (15.1%)	222 (38.9%)	119 (20.9%)	95 (16.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.1%)	$37,381			$3,637			$33,744	14.2	14.3	1393	15		360246005747
1379	M Clifford Miller Middle School	Public	5-8	65 Fording Pl Rd	Lake Katrine	12449	Ulster County	Kingston City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(845) 943-3941	826	90	9.1	58.6%	324 (39.2%)	115 (13.9%)	257 (31.1%)	23 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (13.0%)	$36,946			$2,356			$34,589	14.2	16	1365	14		361629001438
1380	Ps 419	Public	6-8	111-10 Astoria Blvd	Flushing	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 262-2861	602	49	12.2	95.0%	2 (0.3%)	13 (2.2%)	572 (95.0%)	14 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$28,201			$2,372			$25,829	13.8	20.3	1301	79		360009806754

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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on NY State Assessments English Language Arts, NY State Assessments Math, NY State Assessments Science test scores released by the NY State Education Department.
These rankings were last updated on December 4, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the NY State Education Department, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the NY State Education Department.
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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.